What happens when the plugin is disabled or removed?

  • What happens to Custom User Roles and their capabilities if the plugin is disabled or removed?

    For example, if I:

    1. enable the plugin
    2. create a custom role
    3. adjust capabilities
    4. disable the plugin

    Will the new custom role and capabilities still be active?
    And are there any drawbacks, issues, or advantages, by disabling or removing the plugin after making changes?

    Thank you!

    • This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by BubbaLovesWP.
    • This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by BubbaLovesWP.
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  • Plugin Author Vladimir Garagulya

    (@shinephp)

    New custom role and capabilities still be active.

    Active URE plugin by default protects users with ‘administrator’ role from each other and from users with ‘edit_users’ capability. If you deactivate URE you remove such protection. So if you grant to someone ‘edit_users’ capability you have to take this drawback into account.

    Thread Starter BubbaLovesWP

    (@bubbalovestv)

    Thank you. But how does that work? I have URE active and I could change and delete other Admins. I also logged in as another Admin, and I was able to change myself.

    Plugin Author Vladimir Garagulya

    (@shinephp)

    WordPress default admin user with ID=1 (1st superuser who has ‘administrator’ role) is not restricted by URE and can edit other users with ‘administrator’ role.

    Another admin can change himself (to lower role) and can do nothing with other admins.

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